Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 19

"What is punctuation?"

Her Royal Highness interrupted.

Xue Lang couldn't help explaining what punctuation marks were and their functions.Her Royal Highness the Princess and Miss Liu are both studious and knowledgeable people. Curious, they brought a piece of paper and asked Xue Lang to write out the punctuation marks.

Princess Pingyang has experienced people, and she understood the beauty of it as soon as she heard it, and praised: "If this punctuation mark is used to annotate the ancient books of the sages, it should be excellent. If it is used to enlighten, it will be easy to get started on the way of learning."

"The general is wise and punctuated with subtlety."

Xue Lang found that every time he praised Her Majesty, Her Majesty looked at him with a half-smile, not at all comfortable with being flattered.

So, is it because his sycophancy is too stink?Sure enough, flattering is too difficult for an honest person, Xue Lang didn't light up this skill, so it's better not to shoot in the future.

Miss Liu saw that the two had finished their business, so she interjected and asked, "Boss Xue, is it possible that in Flangji, articles and books are all written in vernacular?"

"Yes, it's all vernacular, including the various courses I took in elementary school, all of which are vernacular. Only poetry and prose, there will be some more classic poems and classical Chinese articles."

"So it seems that Mr. Xue is also idiomatic in vernacular when writing articles?"

"Yes."

Xue Lang felt that it would be better to take this opportunity to clarify quickly, so as not to ask him to write something later, it would be really shameful to throw it thousands of years ago.

Xue Lang spoke frankly, not even half a lie.Lady Liu sighed: "So that's the case. No wonder Mr. Xue's words and deeds are very different from ours. However, if they all use vernacular Chinese, isn't it not elegant enough? Isn't the elegance of reading lost?"

Another BUG was discovered!
Xue Lang wiped his sweat silently. Although he was already paying attention, he was just an ordinary person, and he didn't have the strength and concentration to hide himself. He always paid attention to his every word and deed. My own habits, no, the difference was seen again!

Fortunately, he didn't make up any survivors who escaped from the world in the mountains, but made up a background of growing up in a foreign country. Otherwise, how to explain these speech and behavior habits that are very different from the ancients!

Xue Lang silently praised his wit.I heard Nv Guan Liu say: "The article is written in vernacular, and what I want to do is to follow the easy-to-understand way. This matter is not difficult to understand, but I don't know how to write poems and songs? Is it also written in vernacular?"

"Of course. All of them are vernacular. I haven't learned rhymes since I was a child. When I write poems, I naturally use vernacular. I don't pay attention to rhymes and rhymes."

Miss Liu was puzzled: "If you don't pay attention to flatness and rhyme, can you call poetry?"

This is obviously looking down on the vernacular, and it is obviously prejudice.Miss Liu's exclamation was obviously the same as those supporters of classical Chinese when the vernacular Chinese movement first became popular.

After the official business is done, idle is idle. Xue Lang doesn't mind talking to her and correcting her prejudice: "Miss Liu's words are wrong. Aren't vernacular and classical Chinese both words and sentences? It's just that the way of expression is different. A good article will not be worse because of the difference between classical Chinese and vernacular. Take the "Book of Songs" compiled by the sage Confucius, isn't it also a collection of ballads from all over the country? Looking for the standard of Miss Liu, the "Book of Songs" is elegant ?”

What she said made Miss Liu speechless, but she was obviously not convinced.

Well, then let her be convinced!
Xue Lang looked at Mrs. Liu, the type of talented woman who admires reading and learning like her, presumably those literary and youthful sentences would be somewhat lethal... Yes!For young women in literature and art, there are many sentences with MAX lethality!
Xue Lang recited a lot when he was in the second term of middle school, but he still remembers it all now!
Therefore, Xue Lang said: "Ms. Liu, please read this passage!"

Grab the paper, swipe and start writing——

If there is an afterlife, I will be a bird and fly through eternity without the trouble of getting lost.There is a fiery hope in the east, a warm nest in the south, retreating the setting sun to the west, and awakening the fragrance to the north.If there is an afterlife, I hope that every encounter can become eternity.

"This sentence..."

Lady Liu was in a daze, Princess Pingyang saw it, took it over and looked at it, and commented: "This sentence has some meaning, although it is straightforward, it also has some artistic conception."

Xue Lang didn't answer, but continued to copy——

Be a happy man from tomorrow on

Feed the horses, chop wood, travel the world
Caring about food and vegetables from tomorrow
……

The night gave me black eyes, but I use them to find the light
……

The night gave me black eyes and I use them to roll them

……

After writing this sentence, Lady Liu couldn't help but chuckle, and even Her Royal Highness, who was watching the fun, couldn't help but smile.

Seeing that female officer Liu seemed convinced, Xue Lang closed his pen and made a concluding statement: "So, words are the voice of the heart, and the meaning is beyond poetry. From ancient times to the present, it is common in literary creation, regardless of classical Chinese or vernacular. Good article It is a good article, and there is no distinction between high and low because of whether it is written in classical Chinese or vernacular."

Miss Liu couldn't help curling her lips: "My family just said a few words, but it caused Mr. Xue to make such a long speech. Mr. Xue is like this. He doesn't have the tolerance that a man should have!"

Xue Lang couldn't bear the urge to roll his eyes, and directly complained: "Hey, Ms. Liu, when you provoked a quarrel, you didn't say that there is a distinction between men and women! If you can't say it, you start to divide men and women. You are so double-standard, what a moral! What about morality? What about morality?"

Princess Pingyang laughed, and Lady Liu gave Xue Lang a look: "It's just a joke with Xue Zhubo, how can Xue Zhubo be so excited that he is incoherent and rambling?"

"I just say important things three times."

Xue Lang couldn't help feeling a little sad.The loneliest thing in life is when you obviously play a trick that everyone knows, but not only no one understands, but you are chased and asked what it means.

The so-called three-year generation gap, the gap between the Tang Dynasty and modern times is more than 1000 years, and the generation gap is enough to solve a math problem.Time travel, it's really something hard to describe.

Probably because his emotional changes were too obvious, Her Royal Highness patted Miss Liu, and comforted: "Writing is the voice of the heart, as long as you can express your will clearly, there is no need to distinguish between superiors and inferiors, it's just a matter of different personal habits."

Her Royal Highness is a sensible person, but she is also a little more serious. If you meet such a person, it would be boring to argue with someone like this. I miss the carefree time when I was in the forum and chatting with others.

"but……"

Princess Pingyang paused, and after attracting the attention of Lady Liu and Xue Lang, she said: "Xue Youyang and Master Xue are so clumsy at documents. As the top of the palace, I don't want to lose this special talent like Youyang. I have to do it for you." Lord Xue cover it up a bit."

Hello!Your Highness, is it really okay for you to bury your subordinates like this?Xue Lang was speechless.

Although Princess Pingyang didn't have an obvious smile, she could see that she didn't mind Xue Lang's illiteracy in classical Chinese: "In that case, please ask A Liu to help Youyang deal with the documents."

As the saying goes, if men and women match, work will not be tiring.Although Xue Lang didn't have any other thoughts, but someone helped him deal with the paperwork that was a headache. This person was still a pleasing beauty, and the feeling was very good.

Just like the face control of Her Royal Highness, being surrounded by good-looking people is better than being surrounded by ugly people.Everyone has a heart for beauty.Xue Lang felt that he had a little understanding of why Her Royal Highness was controlling her face.

(End of this chapter)